Drusilla

Totally agree. This name just has an evil sound to it. Maybe I just can't shake the Buffy reference but it just sounds evil. Beautiful name...I'd probably name a mischievous dog this.

This is the name of a zoo in England

I love this name and I adore the Blackthorn family! They really are one of the best named sibsets in literature.

I think it definitely has a dark vibe through the characters it has christened, but I think it has the right tools to make a huge comeback. I think I'll consider adding it to my list.

Oh my god, their names are AWESOME! They're not necessarily my style (although I love the name Julian), but still, they're amazing, considering that the main heroine's name is Emma, which is a very common name. I loved Tiberius (Ty), which is such a strong sounding name on him, because he's much gentler than his name suggests.

Always makes me think of druids... which is a positive connotation, but slightly offbeat.

I honestly think this is a sweet name, mostly because of the nickname Dru. Am I alone in thinking that the Blackthorn kids are among the best-named sibsets in YA literature?

This just sounds so unspeakably evil. I love the witchy feel of it, but I can't picture this on a child. It's just sooo heavy, clunky and (sorry!) ugly.

Another spelling is as per my name, which is spelt Druscilla. I have loved having an unusual name and am generally called Dru. In my early years in Australia people didn't seem to like the name, but nowadays I get a lot of compliments on it. Only problem is, with Drew becoming such a popular name for boys (and of course Drew Barrymore), everybody now automatically spells Dru as Drew.

I've never heard positive feedback on this name, but despite that, I can't stop loving it. I've demoted it to "middle name only" material several times, but I love it so much it always appears on my list as a first name. I don't care if others don't like it, I obviously love it a lot. At least I'll know that my little Drusilla will always be the only Drusilla in her class.

This name just reminds me of the slightly crazy vampire on Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Could be a cool middle!

Exactly what I was thinking! Drizzella was the name of one of the b*tchy stepsisters in Cinderella, I'm pretty sure. That's probably why Drusilla sounds so evil to me, like the name of a villian or something. I like its meaning, though -- "fruitful."

This kind of reminds me of a mean Disney character but I'm probably thinking of Drazilla from Cinderella.

When I first heard of this name I really did not like it but I actually kinda love it now. Dru is such a cool nickname. I don't know if I'd be brave enough to use it though which is pretty odd for me.